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Criminal – Confrontation – Informant – Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly
Where a defendant was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with an intent to distribute, his Sixth Amendment right to confront the witnesses against him was violated when the trial court permitted a police officer to testify at trial about the substance of an informant's tip, but the error was harmless given the overwhelming evidence against the defendant.
Criminal – Confrontation – Informant
Where a defendant was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with an intent to distribute, his Sixth Amendment right to confront the witnesses against him was violated when the trial court permitted a police officer to testify at trial about the substance of an informant's tip, but the error was harmless given the overwhelming evidence against the defendant.
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